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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
With more than 9 lakh tests in last 24 hour, India tests nearly 3.9 crore
India’s crosses another milestone- Total Recoveries cross 2.5 million
The gap between Active and Recovered cases reaches nearly 18 lakh
India strategic approach for COVID-19 response and management- “TEST TRACK TREAT”- emphasises the key principle of high level of testing on a sustained basis leading to early diagnosis. Timely diagnosis furnishes opportunities to isolate or hospitalise the positive cases adequately in advance for appropriate treatment. This in turn facilitates lower mortality rates and speedy recovery.
Following this tenet, India’s cumulative tests reach nearly 3.9 crore today. 9,24,998 lakh tests were conducted in last 24 hours across the country. This has spurred the total tests to 3,85,76,510.
With more patients recovering and being discharged from hospitals and home isolation , India's total COVID-19 recoveries have surpassed cross 2.5 million today. Recovery of 25,23,771 patients has been made possible because of effective implementation of the policy of the centre-led policies that have been effectively been implemented by the State/UT governments. 56,013 COVID patients have recovered in the last 24 hours. India's Recovery Rate amongst the COVID-19 patients today stands at 76.24%.
India has posted nearly 18 lakh  recoveries than the active cases . The sustained high recoveries have ensured that the actual caseload of the country viz. the active cases, comprises 21.93% of the total positive cases.
A focus on Standard of Care protocol as described in the Clinical Management Protocol of Ministry of Health Ministry, better skilled doctors in the ICUs and hospitals, improved ambulance services, use of non-invasive oxygen and use of investigational therapies have led to the national Case Fatality Rate  maintaining its downward slide. It has further slumped to stand at 1.83% today. 10 States/UTs are faring better in terms of Recovery Rate than the national average.
The exponential rise in the country-wide has been made possible through a graded expansion of the testing lab network. The total number of labs has risen to 1550 so far, including 993 labs in the government sector and 557 private labs. These include:
• Real-Time RT PCR based testing labs: 795 
• TrueNat based testing labs: 637 
• CBNAAT based testing labs: 118 
For all authentic & updated information on COVID-19 related technical issues, guidelines & advisories please regularly visit: https://www.mohfw.gov.in/ and @MoHFW_INDIA.
Technical queries related to COVID-19 may be sent to technicalquery.covid19[at]gov[dot]in and other queries on ncov2019[at]gov[dot]in and @CovidIndiaSeva .
In case of any queries on COVID-19, please call at the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare helpline no.: +91-11-23978046 or 1075 . List of helpline numbers of States/UTs on COVID-19 is also available at https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/coronvavirushelplinenumber.pdf.
Vice President's Secretariat
Vice President wishes the people on the eve of Easter
The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has wished the nation on the eve of Easter. In a message, the Vice President said that the story of resurrection is a reminder that light will always triumph over darkness. He wished that India and the world will emerge victorious in fight against COVID-19.
Following is the full text of message -
“I convey my warm greetings and good wishes to the people of our country on the auspicious occasion of Easter.
Easter is the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his crucifixion.
It is a story of resurrection of hope and faith, a reminder that light will always triumph over darkness, that virtue will always win over vice.
As the world strives to overcome the formidable challenge of the spread of Coronavirus, let the spirit of Easter infuse our lives with courage and optimism.
As we celebrate Easter at home with our loved ones, let us pray that our nation and the world will emerge victorious in this fight against COVID-19.
Let us also be grateful to all the people, especially the healthcare workers, who are working tirelessly to help us tide over the crisis.
May this Easter make us kinder and more empathetic, more resolute and resilient and bring peace and harmony in our lives.”
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Invest India, DPIIT Organises Awareness Campaign on ODOP-DEH Sampark in Kolkata
Kolkata, February 10, 2023
Invest India under Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal trade , Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry today organised One District one Product-District as Export Hubs  awareness campaign in the city in collaboration with PIB, Kolkata. Besides, the Department of MSME and Textile, Government of West Bengal was also associated with this campaign.
The campaign held at Press Club, today, brought together stakeholders from various sectors, including artisans, weavers, manufacturers, and beneficiaries under the ambit of ODOP-DEH. The ODOP-DEH team engaged in discussions with these stakeholders, providing updates on their products and the support and guidance available from the government.
After a brief introduction on ODOP-DEH initiative by ODOP-DEH team representative Prerna Preyasi on various interventions being undertaken to establish a stronger brand for India's unique products and interacted with the artisans from various districts of West Bengal, Shri Hardik Singh another senior member of the team while discussing targets of ODOP-DEH initiative regarding capacity development, domestic market linkages, international engagements and awareness & branding talked about the works done for West Bengal, where 58 products have been identified in three parts-primary, secondary and tertiary. He appreciated the diversity of the products in West Bengal and mentioned that the products from West Bengal like jute, Dokra, and Jamdani reached a global platform and were displayed at the World Economic Forum, Davos. The ODOP-DEH team in collaboration with the Department of Post organised the first export workshop. The workshop focused on utilizing the new Dak Ghar Niryat Kendra portal. OneGeM OEM training session was also conducted for District Collectors/Nodal officers from West Bengal and talked about the benefits of the initiative.
The ODOP-DEH initiative is a part of the Government of India's efforts to promote the growth of micro, small and medium enterprises  and to support the development of indigenous products. The nationwide awareness campaign for ODOP-DEH is aimed at improving the economic viability of MSMEs and promoting the consumption of locally made products.
Smt. Sayani Kundu, of Biswa Bangla discussed how the Department of MSME and Textile is directly working with artisans and weavers for quality enhancement, unique design development and new artisan enlistment and skill and economic development of artisans.
The artistes and artisans coming from various corners of the State like Nadia, Purulia, Bishnupur, Murshidabad, Darjeeling, Sunderbans participated in the programme and exhibited their products. They shared their success stories and discussed the role of the State Government to develop the economic viability of their products and businesses.
Ministry of Labour & Employment
RECREATION OF LOST JOBS
The global spread of the corona virus  followed by lockdowns has affected economies across the globe including India. Covid-19 has resulted in large number of migrant workers going back to their native places. Government is taking several steps to ensure that the country is well prepared to face the challenges and threats posed by Covid-19. Government of India has announced an economic package of Rs. 20 Lakh Crore. Aatmanirbhar Bharat which focuses on Economy, Infrastructure, System, Vibrant Demography and Demand to create jobs for the youth has also been launched.
Government has launched Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana  for the poor to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic. Measures are intended at reaching out to the poorest of the poor, with food and money in hands, so that they do not face difficulties in buying essential supplies and meeting essential needs.
Under PMGKY, Government of India is contributing both 12% employers’ share and 12% employee’s share under Employees Provident Fund , totalling 24% of the wage for the wage month from March to August, 2020 for all the establishments having upto 100 employees with 90% of such employees earning less than Rs. 15000/-.
Statutory PF contribution of both employer and employee has been reduced to 10% each from existing 12% each for all establishments covered by EPFO for three months.
Government has taken various steps for generating employment in the country like increasing public expenditure on schemes such as Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme .
Self employment is being facilatated under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana . Under PMMY collateral free loans upto Rs. 10 lakh, are extended to micro/small business enterprises and to individuals to enable them to setup or expand their business activities.
Government of India has also launched PM SVANidhi Scheme to facilitate collateral free working capital loan upto Rs.10,000/- of one-year tenure, to approximately, 50 lakh street vendors, to resume their businesses.
This information was given by Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State  for Labour and Employment in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Defence
All Women's Cricket Team Anantnag, Kashmir Visit to National Defence Academy Khadakvasla
Pune: 12 February 2021
A team of 14 players of All Women’s Cricket Team, Anantnag, Kashmir visited the National Defence Academy , Khadakvasla on 12 Feb 21. The team is visiting Pune and Mumbai from 06-15 Feb 21 as an initiative by Pune based ASEEM Foundation and Indian Army, under Op Sadbhavana, to promote sports and enhance interaction between populace from remote areas and rest of the country.
As part of their visit to Pune, the team spent a day at NDA where they were provided an overview of various activities in the Army, Navy and Air Force Training Teams as well as at the Joint Training Team. They also visited the famous Cadets’ Mess of NDA which can serve upto 2000 cadets and saw a documentary film on the brief history of NDA in Habibullah Hall.
RAdm Atul Anand, VSM, Deputy Commandant & Chief Instructor of NDA interacted with Rubia Syed  and other members of Anantnag XI team and motivated them to strive for excellence in all their future endeavours.
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Prime Minister's Office
PM invites citizens to share their ideas for Mann ki Baat on 26th September 2021
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has called citizens to share their ideas for 81st episode of Mann ki Baat which will take place on Sunday, 26th September 2021. Ideas for Mann ki Baat can be shared on NaMo App, MyGov or record your message on 1800-11-7800.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said;
"Have been getting several interesting inputs for this month’s #MannKiBaat, which will take place on the 26th. Keep sharing your insights on the NaMo App, MyGov or record your message on 1800-11-7800.
https://t.co/OR3BUI1rK3"
Ministry of Mines
Coal and Mines Ministries to Organize Two-day National Mines Ministers Conference in Hyderabad
Focus on Evolving New Strategies to Encourage Mineral Exploration and Assessing Impact of Recent Policy Reforms
Mining Ministers and Senior Officials of State Governments to Attend
The Ministry of Coal and Ministry of Mines will be organizing a two-day National Mines Ministers’ conference in Hyderabad on 9th & 10th September, 2022 to formulate new and effective strategies to further encourage mineral exploration in the country and also to assess the effectiveness of recent policy reforms brought about by the Centre in the mining sector.
Union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Shri Pralhad Joshi, Minister of State for Mines, Coal & Railways Shri Raosaheb Patil Danve, Secretaries of Coal, Mines Ministries, Ministers from different states, Principal Secretaries  and DGMs/DMGs and other senior functionaries will be attending the crucial conference. Considering the fact that in the next 25 years the global demand for minerals will exceed current production, the mineral sector will play a vital role in our overall advancement. Hence, National Mines Ministers’ conference will be an effective platform to put forward the constraints faced by the state governments in the mineral sector. The conference aims to strengthen the ties between the Ministry of Mines and various state governments.
The highlights of the conference include discussions on the efforts made in the mining sector and effective utilization of National Mineral Exploration Trust  funds by state governments, presentations by state governments of Karnataka, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Gujrat, presentation of the status of auction by state governments and interaction with Notified Private Exploration Agencies .
On the second day of the conference, Ministry of Coal will be showcasing the reforms in the coal sector and their impact, approaches to land acquisition for coal mining projects and coal logistics through different presentations. Operationalization of already allotted coal mines and their status will be another focus of attention.
Besides Mining Minsters of the state governments, Secretary, Ministry of Coal, Dr. Anil Kumar Jain and Chairman, Coal India Ltd Shri Pramod Agrawal will be addressing the conference on the second day.
Special Service and Features
The accreditation process changed the evaluation outlook from an open-loop system to a closed-loop system of the Teaching-Learning Process : Prof Lakshminarayanan Samavedham, NUS, Singapore
The inaugural function of the one week workshop on
“Quality assurance in Technical and Higher Educational Institutions
and interpretation of Requirements of NBA Accreditation” was held on
19th July 2021. The chief guests of the program were
Dr.Lakshminarayanan Samavedham from National University of Singapore,
Singapore and Dr.T.Thyagarajan, Dean of MIT campus, Anna University.
The Head of the Department of Chemical Engineering and Coordinator,
Dr.P.Kalaichelvi welcomed the gathering and briefed on the
achievements of the Department since its inception. She also mentioned
that even during lockdown the Department has worked hard to keep
teaching, learning and research alive. Dr.N.Sivakumaran, the Institute Coordinator of the AICTE-MARGDARSHAN scheme mentioned on the steps taken to bridge the gap between quality improvements of affiliated colleges through innovative programs.
Dr.Arunagiri, faculty of Department of Chemical Engineering and
Coordinator of the workshop briefed about the objectives of the
workshop as well as the nature of participants as well as
institutions. He also updated the schedule of the workshop with
respect to the topics of presentations as well as about the resource
persons.
Dr.Ramakalyan Ayyagari, Dean  of NIT Tiruchirappalli
emphasised the importance of quality related to higher education. He
also mentioned that scaling up requires documentation, policy
executed, periodic auditing and good records and the workshop will set
itself as a perfect platform for the young faculty and also after
attending this workshop, the participants will be able to disseminate
the knowledge gained in this workshop to their colleagues and other
Institutes.
Dr.Thyagarajan, Dean, MIT campus was the guest of honour and insisted
that outstanding institutions like NITT has set a standard towards the
requirements of NBA. He quoted Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam’s mentioning of
three connectivities, such as physical, electronic and knowledge and
appreciated the coordinators and the Institute for initiating this
workshop. Quality assurance is all about ABCD, A for auditing, B for
bench marking, C for checklist and D for documentation and are the
four essential parts, he mentioned.
The Chief Guest Dr.Lakshminarayanan Samavedham, NUS, Singapore spoke
on the preparation for Accreditation as a faculty, program coordinator
and academic leader. He appreciated the Accreditation process as it
changed the evaluation outlook from an open-loop system to a
closed-loop system of the Teaching-Learning Process. He shared his
experience on how the accreditation assessment helped him as a teacher
as well as an administrator and how it helped in understanding the
abilities a student is required to possess.
This is stated in a press release issued by the NIT Tiruchirappalli.\
The Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ms. Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today informed that, the details of millet production in terms of annual production and area under cultivation, State- wise, since 2014 are at Annexure-I-VI.
The area under cultivation of millets has ranged from 12.29 to 15.48 million hectares from 2013-14 to 2021-22.
To promote the consumption of millets/coarse grains, distribution period of these commodities has been enhanced to 6-10 months from earlier period 3 months. Further provisions of inter-state transportation and advance subsidy have been incorporated in the guidelines.
State Governments are also being requested repeatedly through written communications and in various meetings convened with them to procure millets and distribute under Targeted Public Distribution System , Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman , Integrated Child Development Services  and Other Welfare Scheme .
For promoting millets, following steps taken by Government:
- Millet Awareness Quizzes/Competition and Conferences are being conducted by Food Corporation of India and Central Warehousing Corporation of Department of Food and Public Distribution.
- The Year 2023 is being celebrated as International Year of Millets-2023 for promotion of millets.
- Millets has been termed as ‘Nutri-cereals’ owing to their health benefits.
- All the offices/Central Public Sector Enterprises of Department of Food and Public Distribution have been directed to introduce and promote millets in their canteens.
Government of India fixes Minimum Support Prices  for twenty-two  mandated crops based on the recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices  after considering the views of concerned State Governments and Central Ministries/Departments. The millets such as Ragi, Jowar and Bajra are covered under Minimum Support Price .
Government makes allocation of coarse grains  under Public Distribution System  and Other Welfare Schemes  including Wheat Based Nutrition Programme  and Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman  Schemes based on the requirement projected by the State Govts., Ministry of Women and Child Development and Department of School Education & Literacy subject to the availability of coarse grains .
Ministry of Finance
Auction for Sale  of  ‘7.17% GS 2030’,  ‘7.18% GS 2037’ and  ‘7.25% GS 2063’
Government of India  has announced the sale  of  “7.17% Government Security 2030” for a notified amount of ₹12,000 crore  through price based auction using uniform price method,  “7.18% Government Security 2037” for a notified amount of ₹10,000 crore  through price based auction using uniform price method and  “7.25% Government Security 2063” for a notified amount of ₹12,000 crore  through price based auction using multiple price method. GoI will have the option to retain additional subscription up to Rs 2,000 crore against each security mentioned above. The auctions will be conducted by the Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai Office, Fort, Mumbai on October 13, 2023 .
Up to 5% of the notified amount of the sale of the securities will be allotted to eligible individuals and institutions as per the Scheme for Non-Competitive Bidding Facility in the Auction of Government Securities.
Both competitive and non-competitive bids for the auction should be submitted in electronic format on the Reserve Bank of India Core Banking Solution  system on October 13, 2023. The non-competitive bids should be submitted between 10:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. and the competitive bids should be submitted between 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
The result of the auctions will be announced on October 13, 2023  and payment by successful bidders will be on October 16, 2023 .
The Securities will be eligible for “When Issued” trading in accordance with the guidelines on ‘When Issued transactions in Central Government Securities’ issued by the Reserve Bank of India vide circular No. RBI/2018-19/25 dated July 24, 2018 as amended from time to time.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
A group of students from central University of Jammu calls on Dr Jitendra Singh
Youth is the harbinger of change: Dr Jitender Singh
A group of 26 students from Central University of Jammu  called on the Union Minister of State  of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region , MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh here today. All the students were from the department of Public Policy and Public Administration of the University.
Interacting with the students, Dr. Jitendra Singh said that Indian democracy is still in its evolving state and it has great hope from the new generation which constitutes more that 65 per cent of its population. He said, the third generation youth in the country today has an added responsibility to create such atmosphere where all youngsters can progress. He said that Prime Minister Shri Narendera Modi has great expectation from the young people of India who are the harbinger of change and New India.
Commenting on the public Administration scene of the country , he said that lot of changes are being seen now as the interaction between the administrators and the public has increased manifold. Scrutiny by the public and the media has also increased and the administrators now has to do his job more responsibly while keeping in mind the needs of the people.
These students who were on two-day visit to Delhi had visited Parliament house and National Museum yesterday. They were also scheduled to visit the other historical places and monuments during their trip.
Ministry of Women and Child Development
NIPCCD organizes a training programme on Community Mobilization Strategies for Quality Improvement’ under Saksham Anganwadi at Regional Centre, Mohali
National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development  organized a Training Programme on ‘Community Mobilization Strategies for Quality Improvement’ under Saksham Anganwadi Services Scheme from 21 - 23 August, 2023 at NIPCCD Regional Centre, Mohali.